2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Fruits and Vegetables

Consumed vegetables one or more times per day.
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,781 3,134 82.9 81.4-84.3 647 17.1 15.7-18.6
-FEMALES 2,048 1,725 83.9 81.8-85.8 323 16.1 14.2-18.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,272 1,098 86.0 83.4-88.2 174 14.0 11.8-16.6
Non-Hispanic Black 433 355 81.0 76.0-85.2 78 19.0 14.8-24.0
Other 316 248 77.4 71.2-82.6 68 22.6 17.4-28.8
AGE
18-34 395 331 84.0 79.6-87.7 64 16.0 12.3-20.4
35-44 313 275 87.0 81.7-90.9 38 13.0 9.1-18.3
45-54 335 290 87.7 83.2-91.1 45 12.3 8.9-16.8
55-64 400 330 80.4 74.6-85.2 70 19.6 14.8-25.4
65-74 343 289 84.0 78.9-88.1 54 16.0 11.9-21.1
75+ 234 185 77.2 68.6-83.9 49 22.8 16.1-31.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 171 118 68.5 59.4-76.4 53 31.5 23.6-40.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 426 330 77.3 72.1-81.8 96 22.7 18.2-27.9
Some Post-H.S. 641 552 87.3 84.1-90.0 89 12.7 10.0-15.9
College Graduate 807 723 90.8 88.3-92.7 84 9.2 7.3-11.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 155 115 73.9 65.0-81.3 40 26.1 18.7-35.0
$15,000- 24,999 272 209 75.3 68.4-81.1 63 24.7 18.9-31.6
$25,000- 34,999 168 141 87.3 80.7-91.9 27 12.7 8.1-19.3
$35,000- 49,999 227 186 81.5 74.4-86.9 41 18.5 13.1-25.6
$50,000- 74,999 244 217 88.6 82.3-92.9 27 11.4 7.1-17.7
$75,000+ 522 488 93.7 91.0-95.7 34 6.3 4.3- 9.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 689 555 79.2 74.8-82.9 134 20.8 17.1-25.2
No 1,350 1,162 86.2 83.8-88.2 188 13.8 11.8-16.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,978 1,665 84.0 81.9-85.8 313 16.0 14.2-18.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 646 557 86.0 82.5-88.9 89 14.0 11.1-17.5
Regional City or Suburban County 555 476 84.3 80.0-87.8 79 15.7 12.2-20.0
Rural 847 692 81.7 78.3-84.8 155 18.3 15.2-21.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,003 860 85.9 83.2-88.3 143 14.1 11.7-16.8
Unemployed 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 546 460 82.6 77.8-86.6 86 17.4 13.4-22.2
Unable to Work 207 161 77.6 69.4-84.1 46 22.4 15.9-30.6
Other not in Labor Force 203 173 85.9 79.4-90.6 30 14.1 9.4-20.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 200 153 76.4 68.6-82.8 47 23.6 17.2-31.4
101% to 150% 211 177 84.7 78.0-89.7 34 15.3 10.3-22.0
151% to 200% 133 105 80.0 70.7-86.9 28 20.0 13.1-29.3
More than 200% 977 874 89.9 87.4-92.0 103 10.1 8.0-12.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 515 414 79.6 74.8-83.6 101 20.4 16.4-25.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 655 560 84.6 80.6-88.0 95 15.4 12.0-19.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 878 751 85.2 82.3-87.8 127 14.8 12.2-17.7

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2019
are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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